Cape Cod Heroin Epidemic News

Below are the latest news articles mentioning heroin, fentanyl, Narcan, opioid or overdose from all the local Cape Cod news sources. Most of these stories should be related to recent heroin related arrests, heroin or fentanyl overdoses, opioid addiction and the use of Narcan on Cape Cod.

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Paths to Recovery is part of the Cape Cod Times’ continuing effort to shine a light on the opioid crisis. It is the third such project by the Times; Pills that Kill was launched in 2010 and Lost to Addiction in 2015. Today’s Paths to Recovery story is written by Mike Kehoe, a student, writer…

Paths to Recovery is part of the Cape Cod Times’ continuing effort to shine a light on the opioid crisis. It is the third such project by the Times; Pills that Kill was launched in 2010 and Lost to Addiction in 2015. Today’s Paths to Recovery story is written by Mike Kehoe, a student, writer…

BOSTON – While opioid-related overdose deaths are on the decline for the second straight year in Massachusetts, fentanyl remains a key factor in the toxicology of deceased overdose victims. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) says opioid-related overdose deaths in the state declined…

ORLEANS — A 32-year-old Dennis man pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Orleans District Court to two counts of assault and battery on a family or household member, threatening to commit a crime and vandalizing property at his Harwich home Feb. 2.A Harwich police report said Jacob Linhares got angry…

YARMOUTH – From Yarmouth Police Chief Frank Frederickson: I have assembled this report in order to demonstrate the Yarmouth Police Departments efforts to address heroin/fentanyl overdoses. We also track other overdoses other than heroin/fentanyl. It must also be noted that delineating heroin from…

Deck: Fentanyl is being found in almost all sampled heroin in YarmouthTowns: YarmouthTopic: Police and Fire NewsHub Category: Police and FireAuthor: CapeCodToday StaffTeaser: Fentanyl is being found in almost all sampled heroin in YarmouthMain Image: Thumbnail Image: Body: …

YARMOUTH – From Yarmouth Police: On Sunday, February 3, 2019, at 5:10 PM, Proactive Anti-Crime Unit Officer Nick Ambrosini stopped a gray Nisan Altima on Run Pond Road in South Yarmouth for a motor vehicle violation. Officer Ryan Brule arrived as a backup Officer and inside the vehicle, the Officers…

Deck: Three overdose calls in less than nine hours…Towns: YarmouthTopic: Police and Fire NewsHub Category: Police and FireAuthor: CapeCodToday StaffTeaser: Three overdose calls in less than nine hours…Main Image: Thumbnail Image: Body: From the…

YARMOUTH – From Yarmouth Police: Starting at 4PM on Friday, February 1, 2019 and ending at 1AM, the Yarmouth Police and Fire Departments responded to three heroin overdoses in less than nine hours and helped save the users by administering Narcan. At 4PM, Yarmouth Police and Fire personnel responded…

BARNSTABLE — A Falmouth woman pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Barnstable Superior Court to charges of trafficking more than 10 grams of fentanyl and conspiracy to traffic fentanyl.Rachel Grierson-Owen’s bail was set at $5,000, the same amount imposed when the case was initially heard in…